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The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
How to miure Your Town.

Oppose improvements. Mis-
trust its public men. Run it down
to strangers. Go to some other
town to trade. Refuse to adver-
tise in your town paper. If he
wants to buy anybody else's in
terest discourage him. If a man
wants to buy your property charge
him two prices. DO not invest a
cent. Lay your money out some-
where else. Be particular to
discredit the motives of public
spirited mon. Lengthen your
face when stranger speaks of To-
eating in it. Refuse to see the
merit in any scheme that does not
directly benefit you.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
A Wonderful Woman.

Woman frequently display re-
markable courage and nerve when
required to endure SUFFERING.
Last Thursday in a factory of the
Brosto Comm Manufacturing
Company, Emma Numaun was
the victim of a terrible accident,
and the GOODNESS ard perfect SELF
possession which she displayed
under the most trying circumstan-
ces excited the wonder of her com.
re1ions and of the surgeons who
we're summoned to her relief. AS
she was standing on her table her
hair caught in the shafting, and
in an instant the whole top of her
head, including her left ear, her
LETT eyelid, skin Of the forehead,
and as far as her hair went down
her neck, was town off and drop
pc on the floor beside her. 9th
err girls ran and tainted. She
coolly stepped down and seated
herself while a foreman came and
replaced the scalp. The doctor
stitched it on with seventy stitch
ej and hoped for her recovery.
Not once did she vince. On Fri
day, however, it was found that de
composition had begun, and it be-
came necessary 10 remove the
s 'alp, Iodofo m game and oiled silk
have been placed over the bare
skull; The operation was a diff
cult one, but IL girl bore it brave
ly. AT last accounts she was suf-
fering from high fever, but the
doctors had hopes that her strong
constitution will bring her
through.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
BHONWOOD NEWS.
Ehe Prisoner Escapes-.Fun
With Dog, Etc.
Special Correspondence JOURNAL


Special Correspondence JOURNAL.
Last Saturday night George
Evans, colored, took on too much
"red-eye" and had to be licked
up for disorlerly conduct. Sun
day morning when Marshal
ChIlds went to take him breakfast
the door was open and George
was gone. This makes the second
time he has ESCAPED from the
guard house, and if he is caught
this time it will probably go hard
with him.
4 negro boy, for little fun,
tied old Tom, the town cat, to a
dog Sat 1rday night. The cat was
killed AMI the negro boy will per-
hapS receive a sound thrashing.
1t is said that the cat was worth
twice as mach to the town as the
negro.
Our postmaster has rearlanged
the posuoAice, moved it to the
front of the store and put up new
boxes which will be rented easily,
as quite number have already
been taken. Brentwood is no one
horse town.
Measles are said to be in sever
al families here. Mr.. A. H. Nc
Pherson has two children quite
sick with them now.
Mr.. Powell has secured a dwell
ing and Office, and soon we will be
reading the Bronwood News. Mr..
Poweils Office will be at the ware.
house
Mr.. D. J. Ray has returned
from Atlanta, whera he spent
few days last week,
Mrs. DR.. Dnzier, of Hatcher, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. j.
Hill.
Oar thanks are due friend
Childs for mess Of fine mullet
and roe.
Mr.. o. N. Geise and family
have returned from Florida.
Mrs. G. A. Whitaker, of Fort
Valley, is in town this week.
Considerable complaint Is made
because the cannon ball will not
stop here.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
A Weman's Letters.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
There are only two classes -
business letters and letters which
are strictly confidential.
She seldom writes a business
letter, but when she does it is very
short. occupying about FIVE lines
on the page Of folio note paper.
1t is usually very stilted, and
the reader feels as though she
had, in writing, stood ten feet dis
tant and useda fishing pole as a
pen staff.
She confines herself strictly to-
the rules of rhetoric, and commas,
semicolons and periods are adjust
cd with painful nicely.
She never forgets to name post
office, county and state-wherein
she is ahead of a good many bust
ness men and subscribas her
name with precision that makes
a man feel as though some cna
were filing q saw.
In all other correspondence the
characteristics of the business LETT
tiers are conspieuously absent.
She doesn't trouble herself to
think when she is writing a conf
dental letter--the action seems
almost involuntary.
She begins at the upper left
hand corner of the first page, and
the name of the person addressed
Is usually preceded by about four
adjectives.
Line after line is written until
the third page Of the last sheet is
covered, when the letter is closed
and signed, "Your own Lulu" or
'"Your true friend Nellie"
Then she begins to thinkl
There is something she has
been dying to tell what is it?
0, yesl And she adds post
script.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
The Great American Liar.

When Mr.. Morton was Ameri-
can minister to France he was en-
tertaining a party at dinner, among
whom were several English sw9lls
and the great American 'aconssur,
Ton Ochiltree.
One of the Englishmen had de-
scribed the Duke of Westminis-
ter's place as being remarkably
large and beautiful, when Tom
broke In with;
"Yhy that's nothing. A friend
of mine in Texas has got a place a
thousand miles square, and house
as big as hotel. He met me
walking about the house one day
and said: "Hello! Tom whale
did you come from? why, old
man, I've been staying with you
for two weeks 1t was q fact; We
hadn't happened to meet before. :"
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
BTGs By TIE MILLION.

A SCENTED. CARGO THAT ARRIVED
YESTERDAY FROM SOUTH AMERIcAs
Philadelphia Press.
The Italian bark Tommasino,
Captain Trapani, arrived in port
yesterday from Buenos Ayres.
after passage of seyenty-fve
days, with cargo of bones. The
bones were in a much decayed
state and the stencil In the cabinsr
of the vessel, together with tho
millions of reptiles that crawled
through all the cracks in the
cabin, was more than the ordinary
landlubber could stand. The
bones had been on hoard the ves-
sci since the middle of November
and were nearly alive with all
sorts of bugs. Even the maccare-
nj upon which tho men were fed
when broken up We're found to
harbor the pests. But this did
not stop the appetites Of any OF
the old sailors.
The pilot who brought tho YES
sci to port says that while stand
ing at the wheel the bugs would
crawl up his legs and down into
his boots. One of the crew was
asked whether they were always
troubled by the creatures when
carrying bones, but all he could
say in broken English was that
they had disappeared when the
vessel got into the cold weather.
1t must have been Something
awful down in the warm latitudes,
for the decks and cabins were
alive with them. Longshoremen
sly the reason they were SO no.
ticeable yesterday was on account
OF the warm and damp atmos-
phere. The smell on board the
vessel is unbearable and cannot
be realized by one that has never
experienced it. How the sailors
stand it is mystery, but it don't
seem to cost them a thought, as
they walk up and down the decks
smoking long clap pipes.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
HER HEELS ABOUT HER NECK
The Astonishing Explicit of an Imita-
tive House maid in Missouri.


The following occurred near Pc
dro and Liberal, in Barton coun-
ty, one day last week. On Thurs
daysmorniug, at a well-known far
mer's home not far that town, the
hired man and two of the farmers
sons were competing arduonsly
on the barn foor..to ascertain who
could put one of his heels around
his neck. One of the boys said
he had seen man in a circus put
both heels around his neck at
once, and it would be strange in
deed if they could not get one
around. The boys heaved and
strained and the hired man
did likewise, to accomplish
the feat. But little did they know
that the hired girl was watching
the performance with breathless
interest through a knot hole in
the barn, and in a few hours more
the girl was missing and a search
was instituted for her. After call
ing to her a number of times with
no response, she was found in the
milk-house lying PROSTATE on the
floor with both heels about her
neck and utterly unable to get
them loose. She was so upset
that she is said to have declared
that she would have died before
calling for help. After being help
ell out of her predicament and
taken into the house, it was found
that her right hip was dislocated.
A physician from PeIro was sent
for who set the dislocated limb,
but the cncus- performer will be
laid up for several weeks.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
THE PRoDIGAL WAS RETURNING.
hut an Oil Train Overlook Him and
He was Cut TO Pieces

George ". Jenkins, Of No. 1925
Nichols street, Philadelphia, Pa,
while walking across tia trace OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad was
struck by the engine Of PASSENGER
train No. 81 AMI s.stffsd y ter
the wheels Of rapidly passing
oil train. The unfortunate young
man was torn into pieces. No
one here seemed to know him,
He was elegantly dressed, aud
wore a heavy overcoat of fine
cloth. In one Of his pockets was
found a letter from Miss Susie
Bartlett, who had written as if she
was engaged to be married to him;
another letter, evidently written
by his mother, saying:
"MY ERRINa Boy: I am sorry
you are SICK, hut trust that you
are getting better. L send you
$40, much against my wishes; but
your father says that he will give
you another chance. Be good
boy and return home" The let
ter was signed, 'your broken
hearted mother"
In his pocket-book there we're
two dollars and a pawn ticket for
a satchel. Il is supposed thai the
poor fellow was making tbs best
Of his way back to his fathers
house, and in stepping out Of the
way of the oil train was SO preoc-
cupied that be failed to hem the
noise OF the approaching paason-
ger train. The remains have
been properly cared for aud the
friends in Philadelphia notified
OF his sad tate.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
HEED THE WARNZNG
SUNSET PICTURES.

At eve when the day is dying
Adown in the cloudcd west,
climb to my lonely garnet.
AthIrst for its peace and rest.
look from my western window
Away to the su1set sky.
And watch, with vague hc.Yt-aching,
It's pa5aantry glow aad die
From OIL of the deepening .shsdows,
And up through the riffs OF gold,
Troop memory Inting faces,
And forms that were dear of old
And the dismal years sweep backward
Their burden3 Of woe aad pain,
Their helrtlches AMI tears and parting,
And leave me my past again.
On, msm Dry, treasure-laden!
II only your gates would close
To open no more, forever,
On our deep heart-piercing woes
If only the glad and joyous
Might break from your magic train,
dow many would hail you gladly
Who shrink from you now in pain?
One face Oh, the years of darkness
That lie 'twixt its bloom and mel
Beams out of the falling shadows
ThIt darken the sunset sea.
And the dear, bright eyes, all smiling,
Arc bright as the sunsets gold
D9lr eyes. and the sweet hands beckon
Away to the Fathers fod
Another face 50 sweet and gentle,
With serious, boyish grace,
Shines out Of the flaming splendor,
All, this my lost loves face;
Bat it greots me now, az never,
Save out Of some sunset sheen;
For years Of rebellious grieving
Lie his and my face between.
watch them with h9art-sicS longing! -
Taese two they were all my Oval
And my life seems strangely blighted,
And joyle8s now they are gone.
But OYER the sunset borders,
Ad)wn by the jasper sea,
shall some day finl my children,
Awaiting and watching for me.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
A CORPSE DRIVING.
Mr. William Roberts, of Jefferson,
Found Dead in His Wagon.
Athens Banner.

Found Dead in His Wagon.
Athens Banner.
Last Friday Mr.. VIM. Roberts,
an honest and highly-respected
old man, who farms on Mrs. Sarah
Turner'S place, ON the outskirts
OF Jefferson, started to Athens in
his wagon, driving two horses.
He was in apparent good health
when he left home. AS his wag-
on passed Clarkeshor,, he was
seen to be hanging over the front
board of the vehicle, with his face
cast down and one hand and one
arm swinging loosely. The people
who saw Mr.. Roberts in this po-
sition thought that he was only in
meditation, or probably watching
some part of the running gear of
his vehicle, and did not speak to
him. He passed others in this
position, and at last reached Har-
rison's, about eight miles from
Athens. Here the attention of
several parties was directed to
the peculiarly uncomfortable po-
sition of Mr.. r ,berts, and also to
the fact that he was very black in
the face. The team was stopped
and on touching the driver his
head and face were found to be
cold AMI his heart stilled in death.
He was taken out and his family
notifia / Of the sad discovery.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
What One Clock Has Done.

A Georgian who forty years and
four months ago bought clock
that has been steadily running
since, figures that ii has been rum
ming fourteen thousand seven
hundred days, three hundred and
fifty-three thousand two hundred
and eighty hours, twenty-ono mil
lion one hundred and ninety-six
thousand eight hundred minutes,
one billion two hundred and sew
enty-one million eight hundred
and eighty thousand seconds. In
winding up the clock his hand has
travelled ffty-six miles. The
clock has struck two million two
hundred and niuety.six thousand
three hundred and twenty times,
and licked one billion two hun
bred and seventy-one million
eight hundred and eighty thou
sand times.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
NINE BALLOTS STOLEN.
The New Phase of the Dougherty
County Contest.


ALBANY, Ga, February 16.-Ths
contest for tax collector of Dough-
erty county was set for to-day to
be tried before Justice Roberts.
Counsel Tor both partfes nai
their list of tax defaulters ready
at hand, prepared to Offset each
others charge Of ill-gain, which
lists comprised considerably over
two-third3 Of the whole number
of voters, and which included the
names of many of our prominent
citizens. The ballot box, which
had been sealed and deposited in
the court house vault Immediate
ly after the election, was brought
into court, and plainly showed
signs of having been tempered
with. The seals had been cut and
the lid to the box was unfastened.
An Investigation was male, and
it was found that three hundred
aud twenty ballots were miss
ing. The tally sheet and list of
voters, which had been placed in
the box with the ballots, had al. o
been surreptitiously taken out.
These facts, rather mysterious and
startling in their nature when re-
vealed, put temporary stop to
the proceedings. Captain Hes
ter, realizing that to urge the con-
test would necessitate an endless
research and inquiry, which
would prove embarrassing to all
concerned, gracefully withdrew
his claims. 7. NJ. Clayton is
thereby left master of the field,
and will apply for his commission
at once. Speculation is rife con-
corning the theft of the ballots,
and an investigation will doubt
less be instituted at once.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
Why | Am q Poor Man.

'Wool Hat" in Planters Advo-
cate, tells the following plain sto-
ry why he is poor;
81 am poor because / buy moro
than | sell. In the first place, I
buy part of my meat from the
Northwest; my fish come from
Portland, for the taking of which
the Mainelander receives a bounty
from the government. My onin-
ion sets and all my garden seeds
| buy from Michigan. l sold the
wool from eighteen sheep at 37s
cents per pound to an agent of the
manufacturing company at Read
ing, Pa; four months thereafter
bought a hat from the same com.
pany, paying at the rate of ak
dollars per pound for the wool,
The hide of a buck sold at five
cents per pound. 1t went 10 I'll
mira, n. y, was tanned, sent hack,
and bought 1t at 25s cents per
pound, and it weighed more than
it did when | sold it, My az
handles cane from Connecticut,
my matches from Delaware,
my pen, ink and PAPER from
Now lorb An ! tue only tool ~.
Georgia
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
EUFAULA LETTER.

S"NAH' Af6ryGnlQ2
here IS on somewhat Of "crazs"
("boom' is n mlller form Of ex-
presslon) in regard to the Ala
bama towns north AMI northwest
OF us. Birmingham ana Admission
stake the cake" apparently 50
far. But Eufaula takes no steps
backward, an | a cotton factory in
the near future will raise its head
hero-theu will follow a steamboat
or two "oar own" on the Chstta-
hoochee. The possibilities of
Eataula are among the best of all
the towns in Alabama, and a
"noom" has set in right here and
that boom is awakening the minds
OF our people "to strike while the
iron is hot" AMI wa ask bat a lit
tie while for the full development
OF our resources.
Oar recently bored arta5ian
we'll is giving out fine flow OF
the best mineral water, anl it is
in contemplation to bore a nura
Der Of other wells.
We congratulate you upon the
appointment Of the R9v. f. A.
Branch to the pastorate Of the
Metholist church in your city, for
many Of Us here, AMI many Just
across the river, know the full
value of Mr.. Branch as a faithful
anu loving minister of the gospel.
1t is complimentary to Dawson
that he has been sent there.
The Methodist church haro has
for its pastor the Rev. DR.. Craw-
ford, a geutlemln widely kaovn
in the religious worll for his at
tainmants OF MUD an ] heart. Tho
Baptist church here is uni9r the
Passionate care Of tho R,v. D..
Nunally, whose reputation when
in Georgia was mlrksl ola in
regard to all those qualities which
81 to mike up a most des irving
minister. These qualities Of mind
AMI heart are still his own.
Why don't more Of the Dayson
people coma down to Sc. US? Lot
them come in a drove this spring,
aud we will show than as pretty
scenery as can be seen in the
mountain regions Of North Geor-
gia-our magnificent river bluff
for instance.
A former Dawson boy has al
ways a welcone for his Dlwsoa
friends whenever he m9at5 them,
anl when today he "sp)ttsl'
VIII Riorlan Oh the streets, he
was measurably glal.
L an glad to know Chat thu cold
veteran" the DAWSON JOURNAL,
holds its own among the people OF
yo1r section, and nov at the aga
of twenty-five yaar5, it is still diff
fusing light and life to all who
read it and coma under its benign
influences. Success to it.
A party will sooo leave here to
survey the roAte to s.! Andrews
Bay, in Florid1, AID whea thu
road from this place to that point
is completed, our outlet to the
gulf will make US iuiepanl9at of
the world. We ere going TO bald
that road sure. The cry here, is
con to ST. Andrews"
Wy II ID
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
A.Former Slave OF Zen Hill.


Seaborn Hill, a former slave Of
the late Hon. 3. III. Hill, has made
his annual visit to our city. Sea-
born is aprofessional trimmer,a
the click Of his clippers Is
heard in many yards in Dawson
and other cities in South Western
Georgia. The improvement he
makes in the appearance of the
shrubbery is wonderful. Besides,
he is negro of the oIden time,
knows The difference between
black and white, and is SO polite
and pleasant that he has made a
a host of friends among the white
peopIe.-Dawson Cor. Recorder.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
Startling But True.

WILLS POINT, TEXAS, Dec, l. 'S5.
After suffering for more than
three years with disease of throat
and lungs,I got SO low last snring
I was entirely unable 0 doan =
thing, and my cough Was SO
bad | scarcely slept any at night.
Ny Druggist, Mr.. II. F. Good.
n ght, sent me a trial bottle OF
Dir. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup. found relief, and after
usinp six 100 bottles, / was en-
tireiy cared. JIM. WELDEN
Sold by W. c. Kendrick'
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
Cuve For SICK Ilnadacllo.

For proof that DR.. Gums Liver
Pills cures Sick Headache, ask
your Druggist for n FREE trial
package, Only one for as.
Regular size boxes, Is oeu.s.
Sold by w. c. Kendrick.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
WIRE AND FENCING

;m beware of old style baggy netting. My
r Ii~o'eu patent nettlrG, with parallel
rs a : never says betwt "A prsts. Shipped
w. made, in rolls, Ii a1sc, model
ni np ana tools for HON, mad netting or
sm fence furnished. Be ,re buying
Sar v"'n or barbed wire, iro. po -, gates,
,nr M" ' CITY or graveyard fen.ts write for
stSmIp Prices t and free catai, ne. Send
''u'p Tor private agency term.
A. G. HUBERT.
Vo4 Olive street. st. Louis, No.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
an EnterprisIng, Reliable House

Crouch Bros. can always be re-
lied upon, not only to carry in
stock the best Of everything, bat
to secure the Agency for such ar
ticles as have well-known merit,
and are popular with the people,
thereby sustaining the reputation
of being always enterprising, and
ever reliable. Having secured
the Agency for the celebrated DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, will sell it on positive
guarantee. 1t will surely cure
any and every affection OF Throat,
Lungs and Chest, and to show
our confidence, we invite you to
cell and get Trial Bottle Free.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
CERTIFICATES Cannot be Published

OF The Mothers Friend, f,r, as
remarked distinguished lawyer
in Atlanta when purchasing bot
tie, sits merit can only be made
known by word of mouth" Adj
dress BradGsld Regulator Co., At
lanta, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24

The county commissioners of
Sumter have condemned some Of
the bricl, work on tho new court
house now being erected, and one
wall will have to be pulled down.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
Please Don't FORGET 1t

r r'@ Ut ii. James Cnnpobis ndjca
Is, dhn IN Calcutta, India, from the pur-
Jc,n "'l. pest Native Hemp and is the only
xm 'u'. either in that county 'r this, that
Cm, positively ard permanently cure
mo SNnhptiOn, Bronchitis, Asth-
n ";',; Nhsai CatarTh, and NerV Ous
hour "ty' or break up a fresh cold in "A
g. 20 $3.50 per bottle. three bottles
IOS SO' u OFaddock Il Co, Propretors,
sOVs' Race street, PHILADELPHIA.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24
Wonderful Cures.

w. D. Hoyt & Co, Wholesale
and Retail Druggists of Rome,
Ga, says: We have been selling
Dr.. Kings New Discovery, Elec-
trio Bitters and Bdcklen's Arniea
Salye for two years. Have never
handled remedies that sell as
we'll, or give such universal salts
faction. There have been some
wonderful cures effected by these
medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced CONSUMPTION
have been entirely cur4d by use
Of few bottles Of DIR. Kings
New Discovery, taken in connec-
ton with Electric Ditters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by
Crouch Bros.
The Dawson journal., 1887-02-24

The Constitution announces the
arrival of forty blowers in Allan
tn. They differ from the 10000
other blowers in Atlanta in that
they will blow glass instead Of the
city.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-04-19
VESSELS LEAVING TOMORROW.
Brig Allie Rowe for Hongkong
Blk Caibarien for San Francisco
PASSENGERS.

For Maui and Hawaii and for the
Volcano, per steamer Kinau, April 18th
C F Rodwell, Il s Borden, L Z Bor-
den, Hon w Kalua, Il X KeywOrth,
G b Wells. j l. Blaisdell and wife, Mrs
Pinaopoi, G b Makee aud wife. w Ter
rill, j Cornell, = II w Ross. G II Ewari
aud son, Mrs Aana n KekOa and SER
wants. and about 30 deck.
For Maui, per steamer Likelike.
April 1Sth-Mrs A Barber and 2 child
rem, Miss Copp. Mrs G Copp and child,
Miss Rachael McShane. Mrs A Z Jones.
Mrs z NJ Rooney and 9 children. j ID
Marlin, Mrs Thos Campbell, Brother
Francis ii Morrison, Miss A Hughes.
Major w ii Cornwcll, and about &c
deck.
From San Francisco. per bgtne w G
Irwin, April 19th--Mrs II f Chandler
Mrs l. = Howard, M Abrams, 5
Roumage, Il + Wright, Mrs Ii j Ness,
Mr. Burk and w Fennell.
From Maui and Hawaii, per w G
Hall, April 10th--D Foster. II n Green
well, w Ii Cummings, Misses Lane (2)
@ Crockett, G McDougal, G Gray. Re,
s II Davis, Mrs j. Halstead. Master
Armstrong, Mrs Sheldon, and 40 deck